Jason Manford, On tour

Just a few months ago, Mancunian stand-up Jason Manford was forced to rearrange his winter tour around what seemed like a lucrative new gig taking over from Adrian Chiles on The One Show. Events have rendered those postponements unnecessary, with this overtly likable comic becoming the unlikely victim of one of an embarrassing tabloid exposé. His dirty tweets may have been too much for The One Show, but how will he fare back out in front of a live audience? Unlike the legendarily debauched Russell Brand, who managed to parlay his status as a national pariah over Sachsgate into a successful live show, Manford's reputation seems at odds with the red-top revelations. He's booked to play some of the UK's larger rooms this month, and you imagine that at least some will be keen to see how he'll tackle the scandal. Based on his success so far (he didn't get the One Show job by accident), you'd expect him to come up with some inspired comic answers.

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Sat; Opera House, Blackpool, Fri

Angelos Epithemiou & Friends, On tour

Dan Renton Skinner hasn't had a rags-to-riches comedy career – he picked up a Perrier nomination as part of sketch group Dutch Elm Conservatoire in 2005 – but in the past 18 months he's had his first taste of TV fame. That's thanks to Bob Mortimer, who picked him to be a regular on the revived Shooting Stars, appearing in the guise of extraordinarily dour and distinctly peculiar burger-van man Angelos Epithemiou. Angelos is a remarkable character – part idiot child, part grumpy old man – who exists in a self-contained universe governed by seemingly arbitrary and yet very strict rules. While he's played short club sets as Angelos in the past, this is Skinner's first full-on headline tour. He'll be assisted at each date by friends, so expect to see some of the finest UK character comedy talent and big-name cameos.

Mustard magazine

It can't be much fun trying to run a small magazine in the middle of an economic downturn, with both subscribers and advertisers hard to come by. At one point, it seemed like dedicated comedy fanzine Mustard might go under, but this month it's back. Where Mustard really scores is in creating funny original comedy content (offering a lesson to the multiple sub-Onion spoof news sites littering the web) and actually informative interviews with A-list comic talent. Past issues have seen Father Ted creator Graham Linehan, Michael Palin and comic-book writer Alan Moore speaking surprisingly frankly to Mustard about their careers. This time, the mag offers a brand-new interview with former double-act Stewart Lee and Richard Herring, two performers who share a refreshing tendency to say exactly what they think about the people they've worked with.